Kanawha County Category Archives: Kanawha County

CHARLESTON – M. Eric Frankovitch thinks he understands where two companies suing the West Virginia Attorney General’s office are coming from, even if he is part of that office now. “I think they’d be real happy if nobody investigated this … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A woman representing herself says her doctor talked her into a nose operation then did very little operating, then changed the subject of conversation to his driveway when she inquired why. Donna Kay Harris claims in a lawsuit … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Princeton mother is suing on behalf of her two children claiming that they were molested while in the care of the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia. Because of the nature of the allegations, a woman identified … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Hansford-based coal mining company is suing Doug Brown, the principal shareholder of Point Service Coal Sales, for over $1 million that he said Brown has remaining on his balance. Pritchard Mining Company says in a lawsuit filed … Read More »

March 20 Okey O’Neil Wright and Linda Diane Wright v. A&I Company, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation, et al. PA-John Skaggs; J-Visiting Judge * Wright says he contracted mesothelioma from being exposed to asbestos through years of working in a … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman who says she was institutionalized from ages 6 to 18 is suing the Department of Health and Human Resources of the State of West Virginia for not providing her a normal upbringing. Shanika Christian of … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman says she was unfairly terminated last January when she tried to return to work from a heart attack. Emma Johnson states in a lawsuit filed March 22 in Kanawha Circuit Court that Patton Building Services … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Sissonville woman says her 7-year-old daughter still has a scar from an incident on the Sissonville Elementary playground.
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CHARLESTON – Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and Police Chief Brent Webster have filed two Motions to Dismiss in separate lawsuits that call the City Police’s employee-promoting methods into question. Valerie Strege and Robert E. Brown each filed lawsuits in Kanawha … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A couple has listed 11 defendants in an asbestos suit, claiming their negligence led to illness. Okey O’Neil Wright and Linda Diane Wright claim in a lawsuit filed March 20 in Kanawha Circuit Court that those 11 defendants, … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Cynthia Evans still gets e-mails from the girls she has represented in sexual abuse cases over the years. “I just received an e-mail from a girl last week,” the Charleston attorney said. “She’s 16 now, she was molested … Read More »

CHARLESTON – With four sexual abuse cases in 4,000 employees, Kanawha County Board of Education attorney Jim Withrow hopes he has a coincidence on his hands – not an outbreak. “They hit us all at one time it seemed like,” … Read More »

March 13 Billy Comer and Cara Comer v. James Cable and Donna Moore PA-Mark E. Kauffelt; J-Zakaib * The Comers seek more than $300,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages, claiming Cable and Moore sold them a … Read More »